Tag: Hauntology
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An Interview With Knifedoutofexistence
Dean Lloyd Robinson, the face behind both the noise project Knifedoutofexistence and label Outsider Art was kind enough to chat with me about running a label post-Brexit and post-pandemic, his influences, and a decade in noise. Outsider Art is now over a decade old, I’m curious how has the label changed in that time? The…
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Some Thoughts On Burial’s Dreamfear and Boy Sent From Above
In the weeks leading up to Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above, the initial spark of excitement that burns in anticipation of new material from Burial dimmed – an announcement of its release on XL as opposed to Hyperdub disappointed those to whom the aesthetic sensibilities of Hyperdub, or certainly their memories of Hyperdub fifteen…
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25 Albums Of Note 2022
Burial – Antidawn Antidawn is immediately distinguished from Burial’s previous output – specifically the minimalist design aesthetic of his releases throughout the 2010’s – by its cover. Something outwardly warm and enveloping, a presence of familiarity – but one with a sinister trapping. A piece by contemporary artist Maya Hewitt, it elicits the scratchy crudeness…
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Deathdrive And Ravedeath
A decade removed from the peak-dominance that Club music – here used as a loose term for the club-centric and club-focused merger of EDM and Pop sensibilities with the aesthetic and spirit of 2000s R&B – held on the charts, and popular music has largely replaced the earnest, if thick, grinning death head of rave…
HypIreStition Ruins 